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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 222 · 1977

Jagdishpur

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Winner — 1977

SATYA NARAIN SINGH
IND
IND 31.1%IND 23.5%15 others 45.5%
Votes
19,752
31.1% share
Winning margin
4,834
7.6% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
52.6%
of 1,20,865

A clear win with a 7.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SATYA NARAIN SINGH
IND
19,75231.1%
2
BIR BAHADUR SINGH
IND
14,91823.5%
3
JYOTI PRAKASH
CPI
Left
10,63816.7%
4
LATAFAT HUSSIN
JNP
Janata
9,02714.2%
5
SHEO PUJAN VERMA
INC
INC
3,9466.2%
6
CHANDRADEO PANDEY
IND
1,6622.6%
7
GUPTESHWAR SINGH
IND
1,1491.8%
8
JALESHWAR SINGH
IND
6581.0%
9
RAN VIJAY SINGH
IND
3770.6%
10
BIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH
IND
3630.6%
11
KUWAR BIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH
IND
2870.5%
12
MAHENDRA ROY
IND
2120.3%
13
BISEGAR DUSADH
IND
1920.3%
14
JAG NARAIN SINGH
IND
1530.2%
15
HARI NARAYAN SINGH
IND
1060.2%
16
RAM PRASAD SINGH
IND
950.1%
17
RAM SINGARI KUWAR
IND
380.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (182nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.6% · max 26.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
182nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
89th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
152nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 31.1%IND 23.5%CPI 16.7%JNP 14.2%INC 6.2%OTH 8.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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